WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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They helped women organize protests in their fight for suffrage.
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They consolidated business power in the hands of the bosses and ignored immigrants.
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They hired political bosses at the top of a business pyramid who would quit and become mayors.
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They offered services to voters, immigrants, and businesses in exchange for political and financial support.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Voting strategy Many machines formed in cities to serve immigrants to the U.S. in the late 19th century who viewed machines as a vehicle for political enfranchisement. Machine workers helped win elections by turning out large numbers of voters on election day.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the turn of the 20th century, many U.S. cities were run by collections of self-serving political machines. These organizations controlled access to political power by rigging votes, buying people’s loyalty-and their ballots.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political machines would control cities completely by rigging elections, buying votes, and then after winning all the elections they would do whatever they wanted and give jobs to supporters. The bosses were the people who controlled the entire operation.
Detailed explanation-4: -HOW DID POLITICAL MACHINES CONTROL CITIES? During the late 1800s, many cities were run by THESE organized groups, headed by a city boss, that controlled the activities of a political party. Political machines offered services to people and businesses in exchange for THIS.